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April 09 2013

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A woman in a rust-orange sari with a long dark braid stands with her back to the camera at the granite base of a shrine, facing a deity murti pair seated on a raised throne. The murti pair wears garlands of marigold and white flowers, red and orange head-dress, and green and pink silk; brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, bells and offerings sit on the stone platform. Behind them a gold arch frames a yellow backdrop, with a smaller gilt niche and carved temple pillars around the open-air shrine.2013-04-09Inside a temple shrine, two large painted deity statues stand on a dark stone platform, garlanded with red and yellow marigold flower strings. The left figure wears a red turban and a dhoti, the right wears a crown with a white and blue garment. Brass oil lamps stand before them. In a green-curtained niche to the right, a smaller statue of a standing saint in an orange-red robe holds his hands together. A single woman in an orange-brown sari stands at the right edge facing the shrine, seen from behind. Carved grey stone pillars and gold-trimmed arches frame the scene, with trees visible through the open side.2013-01-21A woman with long dark hair pulled back, wearing a red-orange sari with yellow border, stands with her back to the camera facing a shrine. The shrine holds two large painted deity murtis in colourful dress with red and gold crowns, garlanded with marigold and rose necklaces, flanking a central image seated on a golden peetha. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and a golden arched frame surrounds the deities. Brass vessels and a tray with red offerings sit on a green cloth in the lower left. No other physical people are visible.2013-04-09January 21 20132013-01-21A person in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair and a beaded necklace stands at right, facing a shrine. The shrine holds deity murtis with red and gold garments, a trident-bearing figure at left and a seated goddess at center, decorated with pink and yellow garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and an arched gold-framed niche with a small figure sits behind. Stone pillars frame the open shrine, with an orange wall and a palm tree outside.2013-03-16Interior of a stone temple shrine at night with a gilded arch framing a seated deity murti of Shiva and Parvati on a raised dais, decorated with flower garlands and a bead necklace. Standing to the right, a shaved-headed man in a bare-chested, rust-orange dhoti and wrap faces the shrine, with a red beaded garland on his shoulders. Brass oil lamps stand before the altar. Flanking deity statues wear colourful garlands, one in a yellow dhoti and red turban, the other in orange garments. A woman in an orange sari stands at the left edge.2016-01-24January 19 20132013-01-19Photograph of a temple shrine with a gilded arched niche holding a large deity murti in red and gold garments, with a smaller figure in a side niche. Brass oil lamps stand on a granite plinth with offerings and a blue-draped image before the shrine. In the foreground a priest with a white flower garland and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth, walks past. A hanging bell and carved stone pillars frame the scene.2013-04-30A photograph inside a temple shrine with gilded arched niches framing sculpted deity murtis draped in garlands and green backdrops. The central seated pair of deities sit above a dark stone shivalingam on a black stone base, with a brass oil lamp on each side. Two lamps and a small bronze figure stand on the stone platform, and a standing sage figure in ochre and red with a garland is at right. A single person in a dark red garment with long dark hair and gold bangles stands at the right edge, arms raised to the head in worship. A small cooling unit sits beside the shrine.2017-09-05A photograph of a temple shrine with a garlanded deity pair seated on a raised stone platform, one figure in a dark red and gold dress with a crown, the other in a dark blue-green costume with a tall crown, both draped with marigold and red flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the platform. In a niche to the right stands a small statue of a sage in an orange robe holding a rudraksha mala. A woman in an orange sari with her back to the camera stands at the right edge, facing the shrine in worship.2013-01-13January 28 20132013-01-28March 30 20132013-03-30